Camp utensil



H. H. JEWETT.

CAMP` UTENSIL.

APPLICATloN FILED MAY 5, 1919.

www@ Patenfeuuly 25,1222.

TED STATE S PATENT QFFICE.

nanou) n. mwa'rr, or PUENTE, camronnia.

CAMP UTENSIL.

application filed May 5,

, and useful' Camp Utensil, of which the following is a specification.My inventionw relates to camp utensils, being more particularly adevice-by means of which several pots and pans may be sup-- ported froma single stake or standard and swung independentlyof each other in acircular path on the stake over a single fire or more as may be desired.

lt is the principal object of my invention to produce a camp utensil ofthe character described, of simple form and construction, by means ofwhich several articlesmay be placed over the fire at4 the same timeindependently of eachother, such utensil being so constructed that itmay be readily packed to take up small space when not in use.

v Other objects and advantages will appear hereinafter from thefollowing description anddrawings.

Referring to the drawings, which are for illustrative purposes only,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a utensil embodying a form of myinvention.

Fig. 2 is an enlargedside elevation partly in section of the lowerportion of the utensil shown in Fig. 1. y

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the utensil shown in Fig. 1. v Fig. 4 is afragmentary plan view partly in section showing a portion. of an-arm andits associated head.

l F ig. 5 is a vertical sectional view on line 5-5, Fig. 4, and

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view of the lower end of the stake'showing thespider in folded position.

- The utensil consists of a round stake or standard 11 preferably madeof iron or similar material, the lower end of which terminates in aflattened spear or point 12 which is pushed into the ground for holdingthe stake in vertical position. T o further aid in supporting the stakein vertical position and permit considerable weight to be supported onthe stake as hereinafter described, the stake is provided with a spider13 consisting of a block 14 slidably mounted on the stake 11, beingsecuredl thereto in any desired position by means of a set screw 15.

Legs 16 are pivotally mounted as indicated specification of LettersPatent. Patented July 1919. serial No.' 295,203.

at 17 tothe block 14, the outer end 18 of each leg being bent downwardlyas clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Mounted on the stake above the spiderk 13 is a series of collars 20 eachheld in ad- ]usted posltion on the stake by means of a set screw 21.Each collar 20 is provided with a reduced portion 22 upon .which isswivelled a head 23, the head 23 in each instance being held on itsassociated collar by turning over the upper end of the collar asindicated at 24 in Fig. 2, or in any other well known manner.

Each head 23 supports a horizontally extending arm in the form shown inthe drawings the upper head supporting an arm 25, the lower headsupporting an arm 26 and the intermediate head supporting an arm 27. Theinner end of each arm 25, 26 and 27 is split as indicated at 28 in Figs.4 and 5, the split being entered by the pointed end of a screw 29 on thehead 23 whereby the arm` is held securely in its associated head againstturningand disengagement.

In the form shown the arm 25 terminates at its outer end in a fork 30which supports a tray 31, the fork extending through a guide 32 formedon the under side of the tray whereby the tray is prevented fromupsetting. The arm 26 is provided with a flattened eye 33 formed on itsouterend through which may be inserted the `handle 34 of a skillet 35, aset screw 36 being provided on the eye 33 for securin the handletherein. The outer end of the intermediate arm 27 yis shaped to form ahook 37 suitable for supporting the bail 38 of a codec pot 39.

The utensil above described is used in the following manner: y

rlhe pointed end 12 of the stake 11 is pushed or driven into the ground,the block 14 being fixed to the stake by the screw 15, the legs 16 arearranged into extended position and the stake driven into the grounduntil the legs engage lthe surface -of the ground as shown in Figs. 1and 2. The collars`20 are then placed upon the stake and fixed thereonby means of their respective set screws 21 at the proper height from theground and the desired distance from each other.y The arm 25, 26 and 27are then mounted in their respective heads 23 by means of the set screws29 after which the various coolng utensils or trays are placed upon thearms as above described.

It is readilyapparent that each of the lll@ " 'arms with its mamy swigfreny' in the path of a circle without interfering withV stood that the(coffee the otherA arms,v As shown in Fig. .1 the skillet. is shownoverthe lire, the coffee pot swung to one side and the trayy on the arm inconvenient position to hold the fish or `other thing to be cooked. It isto be underpot can be s/wung over the fire also or that two or more'fires may be made about the stake and each arm` used for cooking over adierent fire. j i

The long pointed spear 12 entering the ground lin conjunction with theextended legs 16 of thespider engaging the vsurface of the ground affordsufficient means for supportmg `the ,stake in when\a maximum load. 1splaced ,on the arms. The construction of the stake also allows theutensil to be readily set up on uneven ground Where the ordinary form oftri od cannot'be readily Yor surely' adjusted.

lgVhen the. utensil is to-'be packed the upright position even.

arms 25,26. and 27 are 'removed from their respective heads and thestake removed from-the lground, the legs 16 of the spider assuming theposition shown in Fig. V6.

. -I claimas my inventionz'- .f

A camp utensll comprisin a stake haifing a pointed end arrange to enterythe ground, a spider on said stake havin .tout- Wardly extendingpivotally mounte legs arranged to engage the ground, a series of

